Dennis Shepherd, 79, British amateur boxer was the Olympic Featherweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympics, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Jonatas Dos Santos, 35, Brazilian Cruiserweight and Heavyweight compiled a 6-10 record between 1999 and 2005, of complications from diabetes mellitus.

Mike Quarry, 55, American Light Heavyweight contender of the early 1970s, compiled a record of 63-13-6 in career between 1969 and 1982, compilations from dementia pugilistica.

George Washington, 79, former African-American heavyweight boxer, and later volunteer trainer of such boxers as Riddick Bowe and Mark Breland, of congestive heart failure, in Brooklyn, NY.

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Angelo Rogers, 83, San Jose, California boxer of the 1940s and trainer, of heart and respiratory ailments.

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Kitione Lave, 72, Tongan Heavyweight boxed between 1951 and 1964, lost in a 1956 bid for the British Empire Heavyweight title.

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Gene Tortorice, 72, Niagara Falls, New York Welterweight, compiled a professional record of 18-7 between 1954 and 1960.

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Bobby Dykes, 77, Welterweight contender during the early 1950s, compiling a career record 115-23-8, lost a majority decision to Welterweight champion Kid Gavilan in a 1952 title fight in Miami, complications of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).

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Tommy Yamaoka, 77, American bantamweight-featherweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s

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Tee Jay, 42, originally from Ghana, held the British Cruiserweight title, compiling a record of 14-4-1 between 1985 and 1991.

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Kid Pascualito (real name: Valentin Galeano), 64, Paraguayan boxer fought in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisons, compiling a record of 85-26-20 (59 KO), while winning South American titles in both of those weight classes

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Floyd Patterson, 71, Brooklyn, NY, boxer twice held the World Heavyweight title between 1956 and 1962, compiling a 55-8-1 record, at his New Paltz, New York home after suffering from Alzheimers disease and prostate cancer.